Sirach 37:22-29 Catholic Public Domain Version (CPDV)

22. A man of experience has taught many, and this is pleasant to his own soul.

23. Whoever speaks mere rhetoric is hateful; he will be deceived in every matter.

24. Grace is not given to him from the Lord. For he has been deprived of all wisdom.

25. There is a wise man who is wise within his own soul, and the fruit of his understanding is praiseworthy.

26. A wise man instructs his own people, and the fruit of his understanding is faithful.

27. A wise man will be filled with blessings, and those who see will praise him.

28. The life of a man is in the number of his days. But the days of Israel are innumerable.

29. A wise man will inherit honor among the people, and his name will live in eternity.

Sirach 37